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Features
Farmers in Northeastern Nigeria Are Beating Climate, Economic Hardships with Solar Irrigation
At dawn, Hayin Gada awakens with the quiet hum of labour. A sloping stretch of farmland beyond the Numan Bridge…
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Forgotten Patients: Abandoned Healthcare Projects Leave Thousands Suffering in Northeastern Nigeria
Fatima Musa, a mother of three, has battled a painful ailment for months in Yarimari, a small community in the…
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News
Breaking Barriers: How Community-Driven School Brings Hope to Northeastern Nigeria
After finishing secondary school, 19-year-old Fatima Umar faced opposition from her father, who was against her plans to continue her…
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Features
How Poverty Forces Teenage Boys in Northeast Nigeria to Grow Up Quickly
At just 14, Umar Muhammad Bello from Tsohuwar Kasuwa, Potiskum in Yobe State, northeastern Nigeria, had lived through experiences that…
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Armed Violence
Terrorists’ Midnight Invasion Leaves Villagers in Northeastern Nigeria in Panic
On Monday, Jan. 20, insurgents from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed Kawuri village in Konduga Local Government…
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Armed Violence
IDPs Rally to Raise Ransom After Kidnappers Kill One of Seven Abducted in Northeastern Nigeria
Seven locals from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by unidentified kidnappers on Thursday, Jan. 9.…
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Features
One Girl’s Ordeal With Sexual Abuse, Teenage Pregnancy in Northeastern Nigeria
When Fatima Hassan* met Jamil at the Islamic and Arabic Study Centre in the Pompomari area of Damaturu, Yobe State,…
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Armed Violence
ISWAP’s ‘Tax’ System is Bleeding Farmers Dry in Northeastern Nigeria
Kaka Ali gripped the worn handle of his hoe with both hands, his fingers curling tightly around the smooth wood.…
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Armed Violence
ISWAP Claims Killing Of 2 ‘Aid Workers’ in Northeastern Nigeria
The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the capture and subsequent killing of two individuals it…
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Investigations
A Tragic Femicide Case in Northeastern Nigeria Smells Like Honour Killing
Yakaka Alhaji Aisami did not know it when she woke up that morning in April this year, but two things…
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